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Shutting down your notebook
It is important that you shut down your computer properly in order not to lose unsaved data.
To shut down your computer, proceed as follows:
1
Click the
Start
button on the Windows
®
taskbar.
2
Click
Shut Down.
The
Shut Down Windows
dialog box appears.
3
Select
Shut down
.
4
Click
OK
.
5
Wait for your computer to turn off automatically.
The power indicator turns off.
6
Turn off any peripheral connected to your computer.
Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents.
If you are unable to shut down your computer:
- Close all software in use.
- Remove the PC Cards if inserted. To do so, double-click the
Unplug or Eject Hardware
icon in the taskbar. Select the hardware you want to
unplug and click
Stop
.
- Disconnect any USB devices.
- Then press the <
Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Delete>
keys at the same time to restart the computer.
If this does not work, you can press the power button for more than four seconds. This will shut down the computer. This operation may result in data
loss.
During a period of inactivity, you can conserve battery life by using
Standby
mode.